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December 18, 2009
Holiday package delivery
It's a busy week for the package delivery industry. On Thursday, the Postal Service expected to handle over 830 million cards, packages and letters in a single day, compared with 583 million on a normal day. The UPS facility in Hodgkins, Ill., the largest ground shipping facility, expected to handle more than 2.2 million packages in one day alone. And, for the whole week, Fedex, the Memphis-based shipping company expected to deliver more than 50 million packages through its global network. (19 images)

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Justin Hurst, 22, has a temporary holiday job with UPS, delivering packages on a bicycle, as he covers his route in Palo Alto, Calif., Dec 2. San Jose Mercury News / Karen T. Borchers


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People prepare to mail packages inside the James A. Farley Post Office building on the busiest day of the year at the post office Dec. 14, in New York City. Getty Images / Mario Tama



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People wait in line mails inside the James A. Farley Post Office building on the busiest day of the year at the post office Dec.14, in New York City. Getty Images / Mario Tama



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Workers sort mail inside the James A. Farley Post Office building on the busiest day of the year at the post office Dec. 14, in New York City. Getty Images / Mario Tama



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Perry Escoto wraps a present inside the James A. Farley Post Office building on the busiest day of the year at the post office Dec, 14, in New York City. Getty Images / Mario Tama



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People wait in line inside the James A. Farley Post Office building on the busiest day of the year at the post office Dec, 14, in New York City. Getty Images / Mario Tama



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Mike Eisdorfer, right, prepares to mail gifts inside the James A. Farley Post Office building on the busiest day of the year at the post office Dec, 14, in New York City. Getty Images / Mario Tama



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Annette Lewis sorts packages Dec. 16, at the UPS facility in Hodgkins, Ill. Getty Images / Frank Polich



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Ed Daluga scans packages Dec. 16, at the UPS facility in Hodgkins, Ill. Getty Images / Frank Polich



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A worker sorts packages and places them on conveyer belts for shipping Dec. 16, at the UPS facility in Hodgkins, Ill. Getty Images / Frank Polich



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Workers sort incoming packages Dec. 16, at the UPS facility in Hodgkins, Ill. Getty Images / Frank Polich



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A worker watches packages travel on a conveyer belt after being sorted Dec. 16, at the UPS facility in Hodgkins, Ill. Getty Images / Frank Polich



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Packages that travel down a conveyer belt are automatically sorted by zip code and deposited in bags Dec. 16, at the UPS facility in Hodgkins, Ill. Getty Images / Frank Polich



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Drivers organize packages for their delivery trucks at a FedEx facility in the Queens borough of New York on Monday, Dec. 14. AP / Mark Lennihan



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Workers sort envelopes at a FedEx facility in the Queens borough of New York on Monday, Dec. 14. AP / Mark Lennihan



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FedEx driver Mike Tableman delivers a package in the Queens section of New York, Monday, Dec. 14. T AP / Mark Lennihan



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Angela Lorenzi carries a package at a FedEx facility in the Queens section of New York, Monday, Dec. 14. AP / Mark Lennihan



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James Parker, center, sorts packages at a FedEx facility in the Queens section of New York, Monday, Dec. 14. AP / Mark Lennihan



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FedEx driver Mike Tableman delivers a package in the Queens section of New York, Monday, Dec. 14. AP / Mark Lennihan



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